Deployment Engineer

About Megaport

Megaport has transformed the way IT gets connected. We're global leaders in Network as a Service (NaaS), changing the way businesses reach the cloud. We're also a leading partner to Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, NYSE, and many other leading technology companies. Megaport is a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. We’re a lean, high-achieving team made up of over 250 members globally. While the company is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, employees are spread out across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Staff enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and fun.

Our Team Culture

Join a team of globally-positioned industry experts that lead by example. We do not compromise our values for commercial gain; we are all custodians of our culture, and the customer is at the centre of everything we do. Our employees are motivated, adaptable, persistent, hard-working, and dynamic. Our culture permeates everything we do and this, in turn with a global vision, forms a commitment to each other, our customers, and shareholders alike.

The Role

As a Deployment Engineer, you will be passionate about technology and using technology to expand a global network. With a strong work ethic and a willingness to continuously improve your output, taking that extra step to ensure fast and accurate deployment of networking hardware. Excellent troubleshooting capabilities coupled with a curious mind, you must be meticulous in your approach to finding the root cause of technical challenges and use your experience and technical knowledge to quickly find a solution. Data will be your friend and you will be a trend analyzing pro. Working with global stakeholders, you must be able to communicate efficiently and accurately to resolve a variety of complex network challenges.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Design, analyze, test, and complete the setup of new sites globally
• Create technical input for site deployments and upgrades, including hardware and specific configuration requirements to suit the varying needs of the stakeholders
• Consult with stakeholders to determine system functional specifications and provide recommendations
• Develop technical documentation for testing and installation of hardware
• Lead configuration of enterprise switching gear (Cisco, Juniper) ready via remote secure methods
• Design, implement and test Cloud On-ramp connections with Cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Oracle)
• Advise and collaborate with a variety of global suppliers including data centers and carriers on deploying these new sites and develop strategies for anticipating, preparing for, and addressing any challenges that may arise
• Design, implement and test global circuits
• Design and build inhouse prototypes for testing and to use to further educate stakeholders
• Lead team to ensure that deployment and migration plans stay on track

What We Are Looking For:

• Work from office 5 days a week
• Must be bilingual in Spanish and English
• Minimum of 3 years experience in working on and/or designing international networks
• Ability to work independently and to exercise high-level analysis, strategy, and judgment in design, development, and testing of globally scaled network operations
• Experience in working with automation and scripting, to ensure fully operational upon deployment, and be able to use judgment when identifying root cause and troubleshooting as required
• Experience in working in a NOC or Operations role/environment
• Experience in analyzing, testing and troubleshooting network devices
• Effective project and people managing skills
• Network management experience
• Experience using fibre optic technologies (DWDM, Hardware)
• CCNA or Junos OS equivalent
• Experience using the Atlassian suite of products, specifically Jira and Confluence

What We Offer

· Competitive Compensation Packages

· Flexible working environments

· Birthday Leave

· Generous study and training program + 5 days paid study leave

· Additional Leave via Purchased Annual Leave Scheme

· Health and Wellness Program

If you have any questions, please reach out to Megaport's Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]

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